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Discovery of new pesticide candidates from nature: design, synthesis and bioactivity research of rutaecarpine derivatives Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-23 Miao-miao Chen, Xin Guo, Tai-qing Li, Xing-xing He, De-ya Wen, Xing-chen Hang, Ai-dang Lu, Zheng-hong Zhou, Qing-min Wang, Zi-wen Wang
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Spraying calcium chloride helps to enhance the resistance of kidney bean plants to western flower thrips Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Guang Zeng, Tao Zhang, Wen-bo Yue, Shan-jun Tian, Yu Cao, Mao Ye, Jun-rui Zhi
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A new mutation in the octopamine receptor associated with amitraz resistance in Varroa destructor Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Carmen Sara Hernández-Rodríguez, Sara Moreno-Martí, Kristina Emilova-Kirilova, Joel González-Cabrera
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Binary mixtures of Vanderbilt University allosteric agonist thermolysis components act as volatile spatial repellents for malaria vector mosquitoes Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-23 Luis A. Martinez, Ahmed Imami, Enzo de Jong, Ian M. Romaine, Laurence J. Zwiebel
BACKGROUNDThe development of economically viable and environmentally neutral tools to control insects that consume or damage over 20% of global agriculture or vector human and animal disease represents one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. The suite of chemical‐based strategies currently employed to control insect populations rely primarily on insecticides, which are subject to
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Inheritance of chlorantraniliprole resistance and fitness costs in a field population of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in China Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Yan-Chao Zhang, Yan Ling, Bei-Bei Dong, Hong-Shuang Li, Yu-Kun He, Qian Huang, Li-Ping Long, Shun-Fan Wu, Cong-Fen Gao
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis is one of the major rice insect pests in Asia. Chlorantraniliprole is one of the most important insecticides for the control of C. medinalis. In this study, a field-resistant population and a susceptible strain of C. medinalis were used to evaluate the inheritance of chlorantraniliprole resistance and fitness costs in the field.
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Synthesis of ultra-low freezing point alkane by self-aldol condensation of n-butyraldehyde over MgO-SiO2 catalyst followed by hydrodeoxygenation over Pd/C and HZSM-5 catalyst Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-21 Zhenjing Jiang, Wuyu Wang, Xuelai Zhao, Xinghua Zhang, Qi Zhang, Longlong Ma
Production of jet fuel is not only promising but challenging in the field of biomass utilization. Here we proposed a novel route to produce highly branched alkanes with ultra-low freezing point using n-butyraldehyde as feedstock by self-aldol condensation and subsequent hydrodeoxygenation (HDO). The catalyst characterization revealed that the MgO-SiO2 catalyst played an acid-base synergetic effect
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Testing the potential of entomopathogenic nematodes in attract‐and‐kill and autodissemination approaches in the control of Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-21 Sitaram Aryal, Geraldine Tilden, Markus Riegler
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Biological characteristics of Leersia japonica (Makino) Honda and its implications for weed management Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-21 Jiapeng Fang, Guohui Yuan, Yuan Gao, Guohui Shen, Zhihui Tian
BACKGROUNDLeersia japonica (Makino) Honda is a perennial weed and currently identified as a new dominant weed species in rice fields in many countries, including China. Here, we studied the biological characteristics combined with nonchemical management of L. japonica to develop a proper control strategy of this weed.RESULTSThe results showed that 33/28 °C in a 12 h:12 h, light:dark photoperiod were
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Early leaf senescence under drought conditions in the Northern hemisphere Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Chunyue Ma, Xiaoyue Wang, Chaoyang Wu
Changes in the dates of autumn foliar senescence (DFS) have significant impacts on regional carbon uptake, while current approaches for the estimation of DFS are still lacking. The most important issue is that there are complicated factors that affect the DFS, among which drought effects probably have contributed the most. Using long-term DFS observations derived from the third-generation normalized
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Hydrometeorology-wildfire relationship analysis based on a wildfire bivariate probabilistic framework in different ecoregions of the continental United States Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Ke Shi, Yoshiya Touge, So Kazama
Wildfires are a natural part of the ecosystem in the U.S.. It is vital to classify wildfires using a comprehensive approach that simultaneously considers wildfire activity (the number of wildfires) and burned area. On this basis, the influence of hydrometeorological variables on wildfires can be further analyzed. Therefore, this study first classified wildfire types using a wildfire bivariate probability
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A rapid real‐time PCR assay for detecting Microdochium paspali causing sparse leaf patch on seashore paspalum and in environmental samples Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Yixuan Kong, Peiyuan Jin, Chenchen Jia, Panpan Qiao, Huangwei Zhang, Yinglu Dong, Zhimin Yang, Yuxin Zhou, Geunhwa Jung, Jian Hu
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A Vip3Af mutant confers high resistance to broad lepidopteran insect pests Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Yajie Sun, Pan Yang, Mingjun She, Chaoyang Lin, Yuxuan Ye, Chao Xu, Zhicheng Shen
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Activated carbon from agricultural industry waste for use as an adsorbent of sulfamethazine: Fascinating and environmentally friendly process Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Karolina F. Silva, Tayra R. Brazil, Amanda S. Giroto, Gustavo Targino Valente, Raquel A. Domingues, Maraísa Goncalves
Lignocellulosic wastes have garnered interest in activated carbon (AC) production owing to their abundance and cost-effectiveness. This research utilized coffee husk as a precursor for AC. The methodology involves impregnating the waste with varying proportions of phosphoric acid (H3PO4), 1:1 and 1:3 (masswaste:massH3PO4), and activation in a microwave oven, with different power and activation times
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Assessment of activated carbon derived from municipal solid waste char as a precursor for mitigation of heavy metals Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Silvia Saikia, V. Anagha, Meena Khwairakpam, Ajay S. Kalamdhad
The study explored the potential of activated carbon from mixed municipal solid waste (MSW) char produced at 250 and 350 °C. The resulting char was activated using NaCl, KOH, and ZnCl2, serving as a novel precursor to optimizing the synthesis conditions for cost-effective activated carbon aimed at removing Pb(II) from water. Characterization techniques, including proximate analysis, iodine number,
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Debromination of Pyrolytic oil from waste printed circuit boards by catalytic thermo chemical reactions with Ca(OH)2 and ZSM-5 Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Shina Gautam, Vaibhav Pandere, Alok Gautam
The surge in Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) volume presents a formidable disposal challenge. This study focused on catalytic pyrolysis of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) employing Ca(OH)2 alone and in conjunction with ZSM-5 as catalysts. Kinetic parameters for catalytic and non-catalytic pyrolysis were derived through thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The Coats-Redfern method
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The novel herbicide icafolin‐methyl is a plant‐specific inhibitor of tubulin polymerization Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 Klaus‐Bernhard Haaf, Olaf Peters, Bernd Laber, Gudrun Lange, Elmar Gatzweiler, Sven Geibel, Daniel Passon, Anne Endler, Sylvia Lange, Sabine Kahlau, Tatjana Eroschenko, Petra Waldraff, Peter Lümmen
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Design knowledge of urban agriculture providing ecosystem services. A systematic literature review Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Yu Huan, Steffen Nijhuis, Nico Tillie
Urban agriculture is acknowledged as a multifunctional integrated concept capable of delivering various ecosystem services. Design-related empirical research which is regarded as crucial for introducing and exploring the transformation of design knowledge and practice. Despite the growing body of scientific evidence, operational guidelines for this topic are relatively scarce. The primary step in promoting
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Predicting the impact of integrated audio-visual environments on perceived restorative benefits across different park types: A field study based on seven parks in Hangzhou, China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Wenbo Li, Yang Liu
The human perception of environments is a complex mechanism, influenced not only by visual and auditory stimuli and their perceptual outcomes, but also by personal characteristics, site types, and other factors that affect people's restorative experiences. However, there is little research that treats it as a complete systemic phenomenon to reveal its integrated impact. We surveyed 1161 visitors in
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Carbon accumulation in the soil and biomass of macauba palm commercial plantations Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Sandro Lucio Silva Moreira, Rosemery Alesandra Firmino dos Santos, Ésio de Castro Paes, Mylena Lacerda Bahia, Alan Emanuel Silva Cerqueira, Douglas Silva Parreira, Hewlley Maria Acioli Imbuzeiro, Raphael Bragança Alves Fernandes
Commercial cultivation of the Macauba palm is growing due to its agro-energy potential. This study quantified carbon stock in two macauba plantations (4.8 and 9.0 years old), considering carbon stored in soil and biomass. We assessed total organic carbon (TOC) stocks in labile (EOC and LF-C) and non-labile (NL-C) soil fractions, comparing these with a forest regenerating for over 30 years. Soil samples
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Bioenergy potential from Ecuadorian lignocellulosic biomass: Physicochemical characterization, thermal analysis and pyrolysis kinetics Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Carlos Méndez-Durazno, Nilo M. Robles Carrillo, Valeria Ramírez, Andres Chico-Proano, Alexis Debut, Patricio J. Espinoza-Montero
Lignocellulosic biomass offers a sustainable and renewable method for producing high-quality fuels and value-added chemicals. In this study, residues from peach palm (top, inner sheath, and meristem), sugarcane (top), and pineapple (mother plant) were characterized based on their physicochemical properties and thermal degradation behavior to estimate their bioenergy potential. The biomass residue kinetic
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Cellulase gene expression in the thermophilic Thermomyces lanuginosus isolated from compost Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Asmaa S. Yassein, Youssuf A. Gherbawy, Mahmoud A. Gaber, Sarah El-Messeiry, Eman G.A.M. El-Dawy
Thermophilic fungi are superlative microorganisms for enzyme production, especially cellulase, and their using in biotechnological applications is due to their stability at utmost temperatures. In the current investigation, we isolated six genera encompassing six fungal species and one species variety from 30 samples of compost at 45 °C and 55 °C. Thermomyces lanuginosus was the most rampant species
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Energy balance closure at FLUXNET sites revisited Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Matthias Mauder, Martin Jung, Paul Stoy, Jacob Nelson, Luise Wanner
The FLUXNET network with numerous eddy covariance stations distributed worldwide is an important backbone for the study of ecosystem-atmosphere interactions. In order to provide reliable data for a variety of related research fields all parts of the ecosystem-atmosphere interactions need to be fully captured. Energy balance closure can be an indicator that all fluxes are fully recorded. However, in
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Performance of nine maize phenology models in China under historical climate change conditions Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Xiaofeng Kang, Dingrong Wu, Jiaojiao Tan, Peijuan Wang, Yuping Ma, Jianying Yang, Chunyi Wang, Zhiguo Huo, Qi Tian, Qiang Yu
Accurate and unbiased simulation of crop phenology under various climate conditions is a necessary feature of phenology models. Nine models were evaluated for simulating the vegetative growth period (VGP) and the reproductive growth period (RGP) of maize (Zea mays L.) under historical climate variation. Seven models were based on a constant thermal/photothermal assumption (MAIS, SIMCOY, EPIC, MCWLA
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Monitoring of plant diseases caused by Fusarium commune and Rhizoctonia solani in bok choy using hyperspectral remote sensing and machine learning Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Derrick Hoang Danh Nguyen, Arinah Jing Hui Tan, Ronjin Lee, Wei Feng Lim, Jia Yih Wong, Fadhlina Suhaimi
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Regulating the dynamic wetting behavior of pesticide on banana leaves at different growth stages with surfactants Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Tingting Jiang, Zhou Yang, Yinlong Jiang, Bowei Xie, Chaowei Huang, Jiaxiang Yu, Haotian Yuan, Jieli Duan
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Larger shrubs can maintain high infiltration and evapotranspiration rates in experimental biofiltration systems impacted by high sediment loads Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Christopher Szota, Sivashneel Sanjappa, Tim D. Fletcher, Claire Farrell
Biofiltration systems can fail over time due to clogging by fine sediments in stormwater. Infiltration can be maintained by plant roots, but species selection for biofiltration to date has largely been driven by pollutant removal efficiency and tolerance of conditions. As a result, plant species diversity in biofilters is typically low and dominated by sedges and rushes. Increased use of woody species
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Microhabitat coverage influences avian species composition more than habitat heterogeneity in Hong Kong urban parks Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Melanie Chan, Toby P.N. Tsang, Caroline Dingle, Regan Early, Cascade J.B. Sorte, Timothy C. Bonebrake
The relationship between habitat heterogeneity and diversity can underpin design of urban spaces for biodiversity conservation. The area-heterogeneity trade-off hypothesis predicts that higher habitat heterogeneity should result in an increase in species richness but only up to a point, beyond which habitat micro-fragmentation leads to decreases in species diversity. However, the strength of area-heterogeneity
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Integrated systems for the production of food, energy and materials as a sustainable strategy for decarbonization and land use: The case of sugarcane in Brazil Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Fabio Teixeira Ferreira da Silva, Mateus Schreiner Garcez Lopes, Laura Makiko Asano, Gerd Angelkorte, Ana Karina Brambilla Costa, Alexandre Szklo, Roberto Schaeffer, Paulo Coutinho
The projected escalating use of renewables to meet the Paris Agreement goals has raised concerns about land-use pressures, particularly from biomass-based systems. This study introduces the concept of Integrated Food, Energy, and Materials Systems (IFEMS) as a strategy to optimize land-use efficiency for decarbonization. To evaluate the land-use efficiency of IFEMS and other renewable resource-based
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Minor carbon sequestration under nitrogen deposition due to downregulated nitrogen uptake and use efficiency Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Song Wang, Ruiyang Zhang, Yuanyuan Huang, Yiqi Luo, Weinan Chen, Yahai Zhang, Jinsong Wang, Shuli Niu
Global nitrogen (N) deposition substantially enhances ecosystem carbon cycling but usually results in minor carbon sequestration. The mechanisms underlying the minor stimulation of N deposition on carbon sequestration are not fully understood. Here, we used 22 sets of observations from a gradient N addition experiment with rates at 0, 2, 4, 8, 16, to 32 g N·m-2·year-1 in an alpine meadow ecosystem
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Improving UASS pesticide application: optimizing and validating drift and deposition simulations Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Qing Tang, Ruirui Zhang, Liping Chen, Pan Zhang, Longlong Li, Gang Xu, Tongchuan Yi, Andrew Hewitt
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Modelling the ejection of primary aerosols during the fast pyrolysis of biomass anisotropic particles Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Mario A. Sánchez, Juan C. Maya, Farid Chejne, Brennan Pecha, Adriana M. Quinchía-Figueroa, Nevis A. Ruiz Márquez, Peter Ciesielski
A model for the fast pyrolysis of anisotropic biomass particles is presented which considers bubbling dynamics within the liquid intermediate phase (metaplast) and aerosol ejection from this phase. The model employs the population balance equation and the method of moments to estimate the production rate and resultant size distribution of aerosol ejections, incorporating a detailed CRECK reaction mechanism
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Soil moisture and precipitation dominate the response and recovery times of ecosystems from different types of flash drought in the Yangtze River Basin Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Chen Hu, Dunxian She, Gangsheng Wang, Liping Zhang, Zhaoxia Jing, Si Hong, Zhihong Song, Jun Xia
Flash droughts and their ecological impacts on terrestrial ecosystems have recently garnered increased attention due to their rapid intensification. However, research on the response and recovery of ecosystems to flash droughts, particularly regarding different types of flash droughts and their determinants, remains relatively limited. Here we classified flash droughts into meteorological, evaporative
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Forecasting dead fuel moisture content below forest canopies – A seven-day forecasting system Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Christopher Sean Lyell, Usha Nattala, Thomas Keeble, Elena M. Vella, Rakesh Chandra Joshi, Zaher Joukhadar, Jonathan Garber, Simon J Mutch, Tim Gazzard, Tom Duff, Gary Sheridan
Accurate forecasting of forest fuel moisture is critical for decision making for bushfire risk and prescribed burning. In-situ dead fuel moisture content (DFMC) monitoring (fuelsticks) has improved significantly, along with improvements in weather forecasting and spatial representation of forest density. Machine learning (ML) models have also out-performed traditional fuel moisture estimation approaches
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The audio-visual incongruency asymmetry. Natural sounds in an urban visual setting are more relaxing than urban sounds in visual nature Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Timothy Van Renterghem, Amber Lippens
Audio-visual interactions play a crucial role in environmental perception. Incongruent audio-visual environments, although prominent in the urban fabric, have been underlit in research. Contrasting exposures to visually natural environments combined with urban sounds, as well as the reverse scenario of visually urban environments with natural sounds, are explored for their restorative potential, both
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Organic municipal solid waste derived hydrogen production through supercritical water gasification process configured with K2CO3/SiO2: Performance study Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Viyat Varun Upadhyay, N Naga Bhooshanam, Ravindra Pratap Singh, Dhaval Rabadiya, R. Venkatesh, Vinayagam Mohanavel, Majed A. Alotaibi, A.H. Seikh
Cities worldwide face a significant public health and environmental challenge in handling municipal solid waste (MSW). This research exposed an effective utilization of MSW as the source for hydrogen production via a supercritical water gasification process under 450–650 °C at 15–45 min processing time. The impacts of gasification temperature and processing time on the functional properties of hydrogen
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Hazard assessment of rice cold damage based on energy balance in paddy field Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Xueke Yan, Ying Guo, Bing Ma, Yunmeng Zhao, Suri Guga, Jiquan Zhang, Xingpeng Liu, Zhijun Tong, Chunli Zhao
Cold stress seriously affects rice yield in Northeast China and, as a result of climate change, there are new trends in the characterization of cold damage. Accurate simulation of water temperature in paddy fields and assessment of cold damage hazard can contribute to improving the accuracy of agrometeorological disaster risk assessment in the context of climate change. Hence, in this study, first
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Future changes in agrometeorological extremes in the southern Mediterranean region: When and where will they affect croplands and wheatlands? Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Behnam Mirgol, Bastien Dieppois, Jessica Northey, Jonathan Eden, Lionel Jarlan, Saïd Khabba, Michel Le Page, Gil Mahe
Climate change and extremes are increasingly threatening food security, especially in the Global South. Here, we examine how croplands and wheatlands of the southern Mediterranean region could be affected by projected changes in agrometeorological extremes over the 21st century. We use 17 bias-corrected climate models from the sixth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) to identify
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Study on temperature regulation function of green spaces at community scale in high-density urban areas and planning design strategies Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Liwen Sun, Changkun Xie, Yifeng Qin, Rebecca Zhou, Hao Wu, Shengquan Che
In recent years, the frequency of extreme high-temperature events has gradually increased. To better understand the impact of urban green space coverage's spatial pattern on land surface temperature (LST), this study selected three sample areas along the urban-rural gradient in Shanghai. Using LST inversion and resampling methods, LST data for different grid sizes were obtained for spring, summer,
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Proxy detection of wheat water stress from photochemical reflectance index and land surface temperature data Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Zoubair Rafi, Valérie Le Dantec, Saïd Khabba, Abdelhakim Amazirh, Patrick Mordelet, El Houssaine Bouras, Salah Er-Raki, Abdelghani Chehbouni, Olivier Merlin
In semi-arid and arid regions, crops face elevated atmospheric demands and endure prolonged periods of moderate to severe water scarcity. In this context, this study investigated the effectiveness of the photochemical reflectance index (PRI) and a normalized surface temperature index (T) for proxy detection of the water stress of winter wheat crops. Furthermore, the potential of PRI for characterizing
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Coupled models of water and carbon cycles from leaf to global: A retrospective and a prospective Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Ying-Ping Wang, Lu Zhang, Xu Liang, Wenping Yuan
Our understanding of water and carbon cycles and their coupling has advanced significantly over the last six decades. In this review, we will examine the progress made since the 1960s and explore how key developments in the studies of water and carbon cycles on land have influenced the way we model these two cycles from leaf to global scales. We will particularly focus on the Penman-Monteith equation
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A novel mutation in SoIAA20 confers cross‐resistance to 2,4‐Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and other auxinic herbicides in Sonchus oleraceus Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Mahima Krishnan, Tijana Petrovic, Julian G. Schwerdt, Alicia B. Merriam, James P. Hereward, Christopher Preston
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Quantifying the impact of urban trees on air quality in Geneva, Switzerland Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Donato Kofel, Ilann Bourgeois, Romana Paganini, Aurèle Pulfer, Charlotte Grossiord, Julia Schmale
Atmospheric pollution threatens human health worldwide, with tropospheric ozone (O) and particulate matter (PM) among the most harmful pollutants. Urban trees can reduce the concentration of air pollutants through dry deposition on their canopies and stomatal uptake. At the same time, urban trees can deteriorate air quality by emitting aerosol- and O precursors in the form of biogenic volatile organic
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Multi-omics study on the mixed culture of Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus niger with improved lignocellulase production Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Hao Fang, Chen Zhao, Yuchen Li, Yuqi Song, Yan Wu, Xiangyang Song, Jianping Wu, Lirong Yang
The mixed culture of and were found to improve lignocellulase production and ameliorate the composition (Fang et al., 2010; Fang et al., 2013; Zhao et al., 2018) [1-3]. However, the mechanism behind remained unclear. Here we conducted multi-omics study of the mixed culture to elucidate the mechanism comprehensively, including proteomics of the secretomes, metabolomics of the fermentation broths and
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A review of the performance of geopolymer catalysts for biodiesel production Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Ahmer Ali Siyal, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Sabariah Musa, Hesham Hussein Rassem, Mohd Hairul Khamidun
This paper reviews the performance of geopolymer catalysts for biodiesel production. The limited review reports on this topic have been noticed in the published literature, and it is highly required to critically review the published work on this topic so that improvements can be made and new gaps in the field can be highlighted. Various types of geopolymers such as K/Zeo-Geo, Na-geopolymer, K-geopolymer
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Novel packed-bed CFD model for pellet combustion: Validation and application to a stove Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Martina Blank, Ingwald Obernberger
An advanced CFD (computational fluid dynamics) model has been developed to describe the combustion of wood pellets. It is based on a packed-bed approach and provides a realistic description of the combustion of pellets, resolved in 3D over the whole fuel bed. It considers the properties of the packed bed rather than the properties of the single fuel particles. Compared to a particle-based description
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MONTPEL: A multi-component Penman-Monteith energy balance model Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Rami Albasha, Loïc Manceau, Heidi Webber, Michaël Chelle, Bruce Kimball, Pierre Martre
Mechanistic modelling is gradually replacing empiricism in crop models, focusing on leaf-level physiological processes. This shift necessitates simulating crop surface temperature at infra-canopy sub-daily scales but many crop models still rely on empirical formulations for canopy temperature estimation, typically on a daily basis. We developed MONTPEL, a multi-component Penman-Monteith model that
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Tree rings of Terminalia catappa Linn. and climate variability in a tropical South American estuary Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Renata Cristina Bovi, Daigard Ricardo Ortega_Rodriguez, Bruna Hornink, Gabriela Morais Olmedo, Gabriel Assis-Pereira, Mario Tomazello-Filho, Miguel Cooper, Angelo Fraga Bernardino, Tiago Osório Ferreira
Given the prevailing uncertainties surrounding regional climate variability in southeastern Brazil, it is necessary to explore proxy records. The present dendrochronological study investigates the climate variations in the Neotropical estuarine system of the Rio Doce basin based on tree-rings records of 40 trees of Linn. The study demonstrates that annual growth rings of the species record the variations
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Intercropping with Robinia pseudoacacia reduces soft rot incidence in konjac by modulating the root bacterial community Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Panpan Meng, Kexu Xin, Zhoumin Lu, Juan Chen, Xiaan Tang, Guihua Meng, Fei He, Lieping Liu, Haihua Wang, Chunyan Wang
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Fipronil‐infused sodium polyacrylate gels provide effective management of Argentine ants in conservation areas Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Grzegorz Buczkowski, Theresa Wossler
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Monitoring the leaf damage by the rice leafroller with deep learning and ultra‐light UAV Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Lang Xia, Ruirui Zhang, Liping Chen, Longlong Li, Tongchuan Yi, Meixiang Chen
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From Industry 5.0 to Forestry 5.0: Bridging the gap with Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Andreas Holzinger, Janine Schweier, Christoph Gollob, Arne Nothdurft, Hubert Hasenauer, Thomas Kirisits, Carola Häggström, Rien Visser, Raffaele Cavalli, Raffaele Spinelli, Karl Stampfer
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Questioning voxel grids: Semi-continuous sampling of leaf area density using airborne waveform lidar in boreal and hemiboreal conifer and broadleaved forests Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Daniel Schraik, Aarne Hovi, Miina Rautiainen
Plant area density measurements provide spatially explicit information about the density and distribution of canopy elements. This information is needed for modeling of the forest radiation regime, climate and for other ecological applications. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) provides detailed information about canopy structure, but it cannot be used for monitoring large areas. Airborne laser scanning
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Fuel constraints, not fire weather conditions, limit fire behavior in reburned boreal forests Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Katherine Hayes, Chad M. Hoffman, Rodman Linn, Justin Ziegler, Brian Buma
Fire frequency in boreal forests has increased via longer burning seasons, drier conditions, and higher temperatures. However, fires have historically self-regulated via fuel limitations, mediating the effects of changes in climate and fire weather. Early post-fire boreal forests (10–15 years postfire) are often dominated by mixed conifer-broadleaf or broadleaf regeneration, considered less flammable
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Methyl jasmonate induced tolerance effect of Pinus koraiensis to Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Qiaoli Chen, Jiawei Zhang, Lingfang Ye, Nian Liu, Feng Wang
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Attraction of Nicotiana benthamiana to Bemisia tabaci is related to a chemical signal in plant volatile, undecane Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Xin‐Yue Zhang, Wen‐Hao Han, Feng‐Bin Zhang, Jun‐Xia Wang, Shu‐Sheng Liu, Xiao‐Wei Wang
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Front Cover Image Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Grzegorz Buczkowski
Front Cover: The cover image is based on the article Catch and release: controlling eastern yellowjacket Vespula maculifrons colonies using horizontal insecticide transfer by Grzegorz Buczkowski et al., https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8198. image
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Back Cover Image Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Zhicheng Wang, Yanan Deng, Yukun Kang, Yan Wang, Duanhong Bao, Yuchen Tan, Kang An, Junhu Su
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Seasonal dynamics of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stoichiometric traits in an extensive green roof in Nanjing, China Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Hongqing Liu, Fanhua Kong, Haiwei Yin, Ariane Middel, Tao Sun, Shaoqi Yang, Jian Lu, Zhenya Li
Green roofs (GRs) are vital for shaping the material cycles of urban ecosystems as a form of distributed green infrastructure. However, current studies have predominantly focused on the material exchange between GRs and the urban environment, neglecting the internal distribution and equilibrium of constituent elements. By monitoring carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in Thunb and four substrates
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Engineering the xylose metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for ethanol and single cell protein bioconversion Biomass Bioenergy (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Mengtian Huang, Zhuocheng Jin, Hong Ni, Peining Zhang, Huanan Li, Jiashu Liu, Chengcheng Weng, Zhengbing Jiang
Xylose isomerase (XI) pathway has been widely employed to enable to convert xylose and glucose into commercially feasible lignocellulosic ethanol products. Nevertheless, studies about the effect of different promoters to the expression of A are lacking. Therefore, five strains with , , , , promoters were constructed. Among them, INV/pHM368-P-A generated with A driven by 1 promoter displayed the highest